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really helped him get elected, re-elected rather. guns will come up, i think, because the mood is right for that. i'm not sure how far he'll be able to go with that because of the resistance in the house, but he'll fight the good fight on that issue, and he'll talk about doing two things at once which will be difficult to balance. one, jobs and economic recovery. two, bring down the debt and deficit spending. those are -- >> a balanced way. i'm sure he'll use that language as well. >> a balanced way. opposing goals, but he intends to do them both. >> lynn, do you think we'll hear any talk of energy or climate change at all in the speech tomorrow? >> i do. i think climate change will be an added starter when we look at agenda goals, and i don't know if we had this discussion two months ago, even if curbing gun violence would have been something we would have thought would come up tomorrow. >> yeah. >> but i think that it is -- it is just something that the obama administration did not put a super emphasis on in the last four years and
really helped him get elected, re-elected rather. guns will come up, i think, because the mood is right for that. i'm not sure how far he'll be able to go with that because of the resistance in the house, but he'll fight the good fight on that issue, and he'll talk about doing two things at once which will be difficult to balance. one, jobs and economic recovery. two, bring down the debt and deficit spending. those are -- >> a balanced way. i'm sure he'll use that language as well....
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he has been closely following the election. most israeli politicians on not even discussing the issue. >> it makes me realize how much we are being ignored. tackling all the problems around us and not focusing on the in- house problem. just in order to get over for the election. >> the traditional face of palestinians, has not mentioned the two-state solution in its campaign ads. the palestinian statement has been involved in almost every major negotiation with israel. he says israel is ignoring the palestinian issue because it does not threaten their security. >> attempts to put the \ palestinians down and restrict their movement. all of this is not costing them much. >> one party on the right that is talking about the occupation, its leader, says he will propose that israel gets 60% of the west bank. >> he is expected to win the election. >> he can get israelis whatever they want without any threat. they can do whatever they want with total impunity. >> they are divided by the separation wall. some people believe that is why
he has been closely following the election. most israeli politicians on not even discussing the issue. >> it makes me realize how much we are being ignored. tackling all the problems around us and not focusing on the in- house problem. just in order to get over for the election. >> the traditional face of palestinians, has not mentioned the two-state solution in its campaign ads. the palestinian statement has been involved in almost every major negotiation with israel. he says...
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when barack obama was elected -- poverty numbers continue to get worse. on barack obama -- put the facts on the table. they kept getting worse under barack obama -- sachs writes about this. demonize,ing this to but i'm wondering how is your mind that poverty gets made a priority, whether the president is a republican or a democrat? >> i think i did say that when we went into the ditch as bush came out of office, poverty continue to increase. there is no question about that. it has increased significantly. i do not believe that as a nation, not just the white house but the bottom up, any of us have done enough to address the issues of poverty in this country. we talk about dr. king. one of the things he said was there comes a time when silence is betrayal. [applause] any president is going to address issues we may can address. whoever the president is -- republican or democrat, no matter what. i can say in all fairness that even though i do not believe any of us have done enough, if you look at the two major pieces of legislation that were passed by this w
when barack obama was elected -- poverty numbers continue to get worse. on barack obama -- put the facts on the table. they kept getting worse under barack obama -- sachs writes about this. demonize,ing this to but i'm wondering how is your mind that poverty gets made a priority, whether the president is a republican or a democrat? >> i think i did say that when we went into the ditch as bush came out of office, poverty continue to increase. there is no question about that. it has...
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we want people to learn, so many young members of congress have been elected and they have commented. they don't have a sense of history. they need to be able to walk in the footsteps of another generation. >> would dr. king look down on this day and say i'm proud of where the country is or would he say what a distance the country still has to go. >> i don't know whether we would agree on this. but i think he would challenge us about the distance we have yet to go. and to do innovative things, you mentioned the programs and things of bringing people back to the south. we have established the medgar evers institute with the hope that reaching out into colleges and high schools all across the country, that people will learn about that time and find ways in which they can strategize to move us forward technologically, anyway. >> so that's -- >> i would say dr. king would be very proud and very pleased at the distance we have come. but i agree, we would still have a distance to travel, there's too much violence, too many killings, we've got to end the violence and we've got to teach our c
we want people to learn, so many young members of congress have been elected and they have commented. they don't have a sense of history. they need to be able to walk in the footsteps of another generation. >> would dr. king look down on this day and say i'm proud of where the country is or would he say what a distance the country still has to go. >> i don't know whether we would agree on this. but i think he would challenge us about the distance we have yet to go. and to do...
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he used his second inauguration to make an saw dags claim that the coalition that elected him is the next america, the rising generation and he spoke directly to and for them. it was a new american progressivism unleashed. >> for we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. we will respond to the threat of climate change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote. >> and you could see in the vast crowd this was a moment won after fierce id logical combat and hard political work. before the speech we spent some time among them. >> these are some of the best seats for the inauguration. who gets them? spouses and members of the house of representatives and they are great seats. just a few yards from where the president takes the oath of office. others who get this close? big donors for sure, the well connected and old friends. >> well, in most ways he's still the
he used his second inauguration to make an saw dags claim that the coalition that elected him is the next america, the rising generation and he spoke directly to and for them. it was a new american progressivism unleashed. >> for we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. we will respond to the threat of climate change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. our...
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that election and the republican primary all the way through did show there is a lot of division, despite the fact he ran on hope and change and bring americans together. >> thank you. you raise a great point. while some people like to say a mandate has been issued, it does not change the fact that the men and women to the building -- in the building to the left, if they did not get on board, it is very difficult to accomplish. approval ratings are very different than we saw four years ago. of envadam caskey at the vienna metro. >> i would say the vast majority of the folks walking in are on their way to the inauguration and going downtown. i have been tweeting out and abroad ration -- inauguration day history. the ceremony was held indoors. it took 6000 men to remove 58,000 tons of snow from the parade route. 58,000 tons removed just to squeeze in the parade for the president in 1909. taking a look at the hour with forecast for today. not as cold as president obama's first inauguration with a morning low of 19. now we're right around freezing. 42 degrees and partly cloudy at noon for the
that election and the republican primary all the way through did show there is a lot of division, despite the fact he ran on hope and change and bring americans together. >> thank you. you raise a great point. while some people like to say a mandate has been issued, it does not change the fact that the men and women to the building -- in the building to the left, if they did not get on board, it is very difficult to accomplish. approval ratings are very different than we saw four years...
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the president, a black president being re-elected. second inauguration. what does it mean to you? >> it's amazing. you know, it's martin luther king's holiday, and you know, it's incredible. i can hear it now. i got to turn it down. i can hear everybody now. i don't know if i can hear that good after this. it's unbelievable. i went to the memorial yesterday, the martin luther king memorial, i was with so many great people, dick gregory, and it was incredible. today was magical. magical because i felt the dream that our forefathers, when they dreamed up the hope and freedom, i felt it. every time you're in the capitol, on the grass, you think about in the 1800s, they were doing the same thing. it's amazing. >> it seems natural if you're a democrat or a republican or an independent, only today, for two reasons, martin luther king and barack obama, the president of the united states, it's a great day to celebrate being an american and the democratic system which has allowed barack obama to be re-elected, african-american man, it would have been almost unthinkable when martin luther k
the president, a black president being re-elected. second inauguration. what does it mean to you? >> it's amazing. you know, it's martin luther king's holiday, and you know, it's incredible. i can hear it now. i got to turn it down. i can hear everybody now. i don't know if i can hear that good after this. it's unbelievable. i went to the memorial yesterday, the martin luther king memorial, i was with so many great people, dick gregory, and it was incredible. today was magical. magical...
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i think at the moment coming off of the election coming off of the inauguration you will see a lot of energy in the white house for the next few months it becomes sort of a drive towards the last minute lame-duck no one in congress at least is paying a lot of attention to any more. by the end of the second term his hair is going to look like marks' probably. his hair was all black when he took office in its nearly all gray now. still ahead an all-star evening who is showing up tonight including the big one hosted by rahm emanuel. a solid gold treatment for cancer how the metal that makes up your favorite jewelry could save your life. hey, buddy? oh, hey, flo. you want to see something cool? snapshot, from progressive. my insurance company told me not to talk to people like you. you always do what they tell you? no... try it, and see what your good driving can save you. you don't even have to switch. unless you're scared. i'm not scared, it's... you know we can still see you. no, you can't. pretty sure we can... try snapshot today -- no pressure. can pluggable febreze make even this ol
i think at the moment coming off of the election coming off of the inauguration you will see a lot of energy in the white house for the next few months it becomes sort of a drive towards the last minute lame-duck no one in congress at least is paying a lot of attention to any more. by the end of the second term his hair is going to look like marks' probably. his hair was all black when he took office in its nearly all gray now. still ahead an all-star evening who is showing up tonight including...
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that's what got him re-elected. every prediction was, you know, there's too much money, too many special interest groups. the republicans are going to win. he went directly to the people through his technology, through the media, when he talked about fairness, he says either we increased access for everyone or we increased access for 2%. it was reasonable. it was sober, it was common sense it appealed to everyone. so i think that president obama will stay true to his doctrine of fairness and that's what 98% of our country wants. >> deepak chopra, thank you for coming on, enjoy the inauguration. >> thank you, don. >>> president obama's rescue of the american auto industry put our next guest back to work. and this weekend, she is an invited guest at the inauguration. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with
that's what got him re-elected. every prediction was, you know, there's too much money, too many special interest groups. the republicans are going to win. he went directly to the people through his technology, through the media, when he talked about fairness, he says either we increased access for everyone or we increased access for 2%. it was reasonable. it was sober, it was common sense it appealed to everyone. so i think that president obama will stay true to his doctrine of fairness and...
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democratically elected representatives, enacts a gun control law of any kind. so we need to be ready. how are we gonna do that? >> it is time to get ready. start working out, start stretching. steerchg so important. you've got to stretch. trust me, when the (bleep) goes down, you do not want to pull a hammy. [cheers and applause] i recommend -- feel the like i'm in a road show of where the wild things are. i recommend hot yoga-- when you're mounting an armed insurrection, you want your chakras to be open. and your butt high and tight. [ laughter ] and you can't blame guys like yeager for being passionate because guns are the civil rights victims of our time. it's no coincidence that most of them are black. [ laughter ] and that i get nasty looks when i sit down with one at a lunch counter. [ laughter ] and i'm not the only one who thinks so. standing with me is larry ward founder of the first-ever gun appreciation day, which happens to be this saturday, the same weekend as martin luther king day. and that's no coincidence. >> i believe that gun appreciation day
democratically elected representatives, enacts a gun control law of any kind. so we need to be ready. how are we gonna do that? >> it is time to get ready. start working out, start stretching. steerchg so important. you've got to stretch. trust me, when the (bleep) goes down, you do not want to pull a hammy. [cheers and applause] i recommend -- feel the like i'm in a road show of where the wild things are. i recommend hot yoga-- when you're mounting an armed insurrection, you want your...
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bush got 62 million votes in the 2004 election and conservatives said he had a mandate. barack obama got 62 million votes in the two -- 2012 election, and conservatives started a secessionist movement. but the obama campaign took it to them and made a difference in the end. they helped create a new electorate, a coalition of concerned and they turned it out on election day. our two political parties are separate and not equal. the percentage of republicans who are white has remained fairly steady since 2000 at about 87%. the percentage of democrats who are white in contrast has dropped from 64% in 2000 to 55% now. independents have gone from 79% to 67% white since 2000. the depth of republican dependence on white voters explains a lot about the recent election. not least about its outcome. republican efforts to suppress minority voters back fired big time. [applause] in florida alone, 266,000 more hispanics voted than in 2008. similarly in ohio, 209,000 more blacks voted than in 2008. overall, while romney received 59% of the white vote, all hot -- obama -- omaha? obama
bush got 62 million votes in the 2004 election and conservatives said he had a mandate. barack obama got 62 million votes in the two -- 2012 election, and conservatives started a secessionist movement. but the obama campaign took it to them and made a difference in the end. they helped create a new electorate, a coalition of concerned and they turned it out on election day. our two political parties are separate and not equal. the percentage of republicans who are white has remained fairly...
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we elected an african-american for president. a lot of people didn't think we would see that in our lifetime. we did it four years ago and what may be more impressive than an african-american, an elderly man said this to me, we re-elected him a second time. not just a one shot deal. he did it again and people are moved by what's going on right now. >> as with ronald reagan and bill clinton, the second terms, you can see a few green sheets of the economy and if that begins to surge, david axelrod tells me later in the show, has a real chance. >> he has a huge agenda, a lot of opportunities and going to have to find a way to work with republicans not only in the senate but the house of representatives. let's see if he can do it. it's a huge, huge challenge and the responsibility is enormous, the opportunity is great. >> well, we have to see and itching to get to the party, wolf. >> love those people back there. did you hear the marching band? >> you know why i think they're so excited? your performance in skyfall. >> you were in "f
we elected an african-american for president. a lot of people didn't think we would see that in our lifetime. we did it four years ago and what may be more impressive than an african-american, an elderly man said this to me, we re-elected him a second time. not just a one shot deal. he did it again and people are moved by what's going on right now. >> as with ronald reagan and bill clinton, the second terms, you can see a few green sheets of the economy and if that begins to surge, david...
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don't expect any election gloating or policy. the white house says president obama's address is designed to strike a hopeful tone. advisors say the speech will build upon the one election night. reminding our country our founding principles can still guide us in a changing world. we welcome you back now to our temporary fox 5 studios high atop the canadian embassy overlooking pennsylvania avenue. behind us, you will be able to see the capitol building in just a little bit. we had to move because of the sunrise. but we will have a great view of the ceremonies and parade. right now we want to show you the parade route and talk a little about that. the parade is set to begin around 2:40 this afternoon when president obama, the first lady, vice president biden and dr. jill biden lead that parade. there are a few local groups marching in the parade this year. they are the mighty sound of maryland marching band from the university of maryland. the 54th massachusetts volunteer company b headquartered in silver spring and the marching ni
don't expect any election gloating or policy. the white house says president obama's address is designed to strike a hopeful tone. advisors say the speech will build upon the one election night. reminding our country our founding principles can still guide us in a changing world. we welcome you back now to our temporary fox 5 studios high atop the canadian embassy overlooking pennsylvania avenue. behind us, you will be able to see the capitol building in just a little bit. we had to move...
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the mouse and somebody who as really engineered the republican takeover of the house back in the 1994 elections, speak to what you advise republicans to do in dealing with the president? because he's going to come out saying it's all the republicans fault they won't work with me. >> first of all shall every republican should take the two quotes you've given them tonight. post them on their website, every single house and senate republican and say i am very impressed with this earlier vision of barack obama. i think that he had it right. it's unpatriotic, it's immoral, it is wrong and therefore, i'm going to do my part and my role to make sure that we fix it. now, i would love to see every house republican go to the house right at the center of the capitol, in the rotunda, is a copy of the mag na carta, 1215, almost 800, 900 years ago, in 1215, the nobles said to the king, you cannot spend money that we don't approve raising and the king was in a weak position and said, yes. and all of the legislative branch rose out of that historic moment and the legislature has every right to say we're not go
the mouse and somebody who as really engineered the republican takeover of the house back in the 1994 elections, speak to what you advise republicans to do in dealing with the president? because he's going to come out saying it's all the republicans fault they won't work with me. >> first of all shall every republican should take the two quotes you've given them tonight. post them on their website, every single house and senate republican and say i am very impressed with this earlier...
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what do you think is more important that barack obama was elected or that he was re-elected? >> wow. that's interesting. i think that we need to think of it in terms of symbolic terms and also in terms of policy terms. the re-election from a policy perspective i think is more important. the initial election from a symbolic perspective i think was more important. i think some people diminish the symbolism for african-americans and for america and for the world. i don't intend to do that. i think folk are... don't always understand the ways in which black people and the democratic party and those on the left are sometimes just as disenchanted with the president as those on the right. from the last segment everyone says he doesn't reach across the aisle. he doesn't compromise. he nominated chuck hagel. there's so many different ways of looking at it. if you think about the symbolic nature of the first black president it's powerful for some people. we can't ignore the policy pieces as well. there are a lot of people who want this president to do certain things. we want gun contro
what do you think is more important that barack obama was elected or that he was re-elected? >> wow. that's interesting. i think that we need to think of it in terms of symbolic terms and also in terms of policy terms. the re-election from a policy perspective i think is more important. the initial election from a symbolic perspective i think was more important. i think some people diminish the symbolism for african-americans and for america and for the world. i don't intend to do that. i...
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especially after re-election. your first-term policies seem to have been validated, that you look at those results and you think you're all powerful. the famous example in recent history is george w. bush. in 2005, remember he came out and did that press conference and said he had political capital and meant to spend it and the first thing he tried to do was pass a plan to reform social security that was just destroyed by the democrats, and then katrina happened. and his presidency was over by the end of 2005, at least the second term. so, you know, i spent a lot of time reporting on this the last year, talking to white house people, and they were very acutely aware of the dangers hidden in a second term. and i think the -- you know, i think what they'll be looking for is not overinterpreting that mandate, putting out an agenda one, that he campaigned on. not doing things he didn't talk about in the campaign, but two, trying to find some kind of bipartisan compromise in a congress that is very polarized. >> this i
especially after re-election. your first-term policies seem to have been validated, that you look at those results and you think you're all powerful. the famous example in recent history is george w. bush. in 2005, remember he came out and did that press conference and said he had political capital and meant to spend it and the first thing he tried to do was pass a plan to reform social security that was just destroyed by the democrats, and then katrina happened. and his presidency was over by...
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him and to the people who elected him. we're just delighted to be a part of this. >> this is history in the making. first of all from an historical perspective who wouldn't want to be here? but more importantly for me, the whole of the obama administration is everything that i hold dear >> suarez: margaret came up with her family from north carolina. for her a second inauguration for the first black president was no less exciting, no less worthy of celebration than the first one. >> i'm 69 years old. i never thought i would live to see a black president. a black family. i really didn't. i think it's beautiful. it is really history. it's martin luther king's birthday. things that he even talked about and dreamed of, it is happening. people of all races are coming together, praying together, worshipping together, going to school and work together. there's a problem but if we all work together, we can, you know,... it will be beautiful >> suarez: it's very hard to be a short person in a very large crowd. you guys know that al
him and to the people who elected him. we're just delighted to be a part of this. >> this is history in the making. first of all from an historical perspective who wouldn't want to be here? but more importantly for me, the whole of the obama administration is everything that i hold dear >> suarez: margaret came up with her family from north carolina. for her a second inauguration for the first black president was no less exciting, no less worthy of celebration than the first one....
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., elections and inaugurations are the regular heartbeat of the nation. they have not emphasized the historical significance. they began the address with these words. >> we start today a celebration of freedom. >> the first president bush had the same theme calling it democracy's big day. >> a good place to talk as neighbors and friends. this is a day when the nation is made whole, differences are suspended. >> democrats and republicans side-by-side as they take an oath to uphold and defend the constitution swearing on the bible. others prefer family bible. on sunday he placed hand on the bible from the first lady family. today, he swore on lincoln's bible and that of martin luther king whose birthday is celebrated today. many believe that george washington added a phrase that is not in the official oath itself, saying so help me god. most other presidents chose to receive as president obama did today. >> the oath i have sworn before you today, like one recited by others in this capital, was an oath to god and country. not party or faction. >> there have
., elections and inaugurations are the regular heartbeat of the nation. they have not emphasized the historical significance. they began the address with these words. >> we start today a celebration of freedom. >> the first president bush had the same theme calling it democracy's big day. >> a good place to talk as neighbors and friends. this is a day when the nation is made whole, differences are suspended. >> democrats and republicans side-by-side as they take an oath...
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election. how do we bridge the gap? how do we actually get the deal done. >> we have a system that is incremental in nature. we're not a parliamentary system where, if you control the government, you can move very quickly and aggressively. i have always said that the american politics is played on the 40-yard line. and both sides feel very strongly about their philosophical position. but there is a deep identity of interest that i think needs -- leads to premature should lead to agreement. if you're the president of united states, there are two events that you know may occur in the next four years, which could totally derail your capacity to do the of the things you want to do about the nation, your positive agenda. the first is the terrorist and weapons of mass destruction. i think this president has been dedicated to intelligence gathering and his use of various capabilities to reduce that threat. and secondly, the issue of the financial crisis driven by the market's losing confidence in our
election. how do we bridge the gap? how do we actually get the deal done. >> we have a system that is incremental in nature. we're not a parliamentary system where, if you control the government, you can move very quickly and aggressively. i have always said that the american politics is played on the 40-yard line. and both sides feel very strongly about their philosophical position. but there is a deep identity of interest that i think needs -- leads to premature should lead to...
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when barack obama was elected -- poverty numbers continue to get worse. on barack obama -- put the facts on the table. they kept getting worse under barack obama -- sachs writes about this. i'm not doing this to demonize, but i'm wondering how is your mind that poverty gets made a priority, whether the president is a republican or a democrat? >> i think i did say that when we went into the ditch as bush came out of office, poverty continue to increase. there is no question about that. it has increased significantly. i do not believe that as a nation, not just the white house but the bottom up, any of us have done enough to address the issues of poverty in this country. we talk about dr. king. one of the things he said was there comes a time when silence is betrayal. [applause] any president is going to address issues we may can address. whoever the president is -- republican or democrat, no matter what. i can say in all fairness that even though i do not believe any of us have done enough, if you look at the two major pieces of legislation that were passe
when barack obama was elected -- poverty numbers continue to get worse. on barack obama -- put the facts on the table. they kept getting worse under barack obama -- sachs writes about this. i'm not doing this to demonize, but i'm wondering how is your mind that poverty gets made a priority, whether the president is a republican or a democrat? >> i think i did say that when we went into the ditch as bush came out of office, poverty continue to increase. there is no question about that. it...
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>> well, look, at this point, people -- we just came through a very contentious election. and there is still americans who perhaps are unhappy the selection of majority by the americans. as you know, on many other issues, country is simply divided. we are divide aid long political lines, cultural lines, ethnic lines, you name the lines, we are divided upon them. i think more americans would like to see this president succeed on those big issue, getting this country back on its feet economically and the think the rest will follow. >> the poll shows it will not be an easy road for the republicans? >> not at all. republicans don't want president obama with the policies they have seen to succeed. they think the policies will hurt country. republicans don't want to do that. that's why republicans just voted against barack obama do they want a president to succeed? would they like to see obama headed in a different direction than he has been and make the country successful? yes. they don't want the country to fail. they don't want their president to fail. but these policies that
>> well, look, at this point, people -- we just came through a very contentious election. and there is still americans who perhaps are unhappy the selection of majority by the americans. as you know, on many other issues, country is simply divided. we are divide aid long political lines, cultural lines, ethnic lines, you name the lines, we are divided upon them. i think more americans would like to see this president succeed on those big issue, getting this country back on its feet...
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he got re-elected. >> after a tough battle, that's for sure. >> this is the wind river dancers, the wind river reservation all the way from wyoming. they are here to honor all of us with their performance. $6,000 short of their scaled-down fundraising. they are marching anyway and doing an excellent, excellent job. right now i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer here in washington, d.c. we're right across from the president of the united states on the reviewing stand. there it is, the reviewing stand on the north lawn of the white house. kate bolduan is here, jim acosta is here and we're in "the situation room," a special edition of the situation room watching the wind river dancers from the wind river reservation in wyoming performing for the president of the united states. he's still there. he's still in the reviewing stand. the first lady, sasha and malia have gone inside. i suspect they have to get ready for the balls for tonight. >> it's a very special day, obviously, but a very long day for the president and first lady. up next, t
he got re-elected. >> after a tough battle, that's for sure. >> this is the wind river dancers, the wind river reservation all the way from wyoming. they are here to honor all of us with their performance. $6,000 short of their scaled-down fundraising. they are marching anyway and doing an excellent, excellent job. right now i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer here in washington, d.c. we're right across from the president of the...
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struck by this the thing you just said previously the demographics of this country we just saw this past election by two thousand and fifty it will be a majority people of color california already is so against that backdrop of what you just asked that question if ever there was maybe a point because of just the numbers numerically maybe this is an interesting time to figure out how we kind of. configuring bring up that issue and in a broader way with maybe a younger generation as well that's huge and i think the latino latino community is now higher than the african-american community you know all of these things are human constructs i mean we've created all of these things these barriers to really divide us from each other how can we move beyond the i mean are we always going to be creating different constructing different things to divide us from each other during a long road ahead of us i think we have a long road ahead of us but i also feel like there's some optimus. you know the first chapters in the book present an unusual and little known piece of dialogue from the late fifty's before kin
struck by this the thing you just said previously the demographics of this country we just saw this past election by two thousand and fifty it will be a majority people of color california already is so against that backdrop of what you just asked that question if ever there was maybe a point because of just the numbers numerically maybe this is an interesting time to figure out how we kind of. configuring bring up that issue and in a broader way with maybe a younger generation as well that's...
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>> the president was popular in the re-election, he wa in a difficult fiscal cliff negotiation where he got the tax increases he wanted. the democrats are united but he faces such quick battles particularly over the debt and over gun legislation that he'd like to pursue, there isn't much of a reset, not much of a honeymoon because there's a carryover of toxic atmosphere in washington when it comes to getting big things done. >> you covered the white house about two terms of the bush administration. what does the president, what is the hard reality of his second term in. >> well he builds up a lot of political capital with re-election and that's very freeing for a second term president but the calendar is short. you have a limited amount of time to really drive the agenda and the president would like to get big things done from immigration to energy, but he's going to be facing trench warfare with republicans over the budget, for some time to come. i think that's going to overshadow most of what he does. >> david gregory thanks very much. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this
>> the president was popular in the re-election, he wa in a difficult fiscal cliff negotiation where he got the tax increases he wanted. the democrats are united but he faces such quick battles particularly over the debt and over gun legislation that he'd like to pursue, there isn't much of a reset, not much of a honeymoon because there's a carryover of toxic atmosphere in washington when it comes to getting big things done. >> you covered the white house about two terms of the bush...
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after election year for 40 years, getting that done is a very big deal. americans want that. they've got to implement it. they've got to figure out directions to make this thing work, but getting it passed and moving is a big deal. failures, for me, you know, i'm an old political hand so it's hard for me not to look at the politics of this. but i feel like the president did a really good job substantively while not doing the bhes job politically. i think the style of how they operated as a white house -- i used to always say, it was like the presidency is the fastest, best ferrari there is and they drove it like a chrysler k car. you know, they didn't use the power of the office to really attract people, to paint vivid pictures and to get things done. i want to see more of that. in a long-term issue, i think the president ought to be focused on american competitiveness, to broaden opportunity so we can all participate in a growing km i. >> margaret hoover, i had a checklist of what i believe to be the five biggest challenges h effaces. reforming immigrati
after election year for 40 years, getting that done is a very big deal. americans want that. they've got to implement it. they've got to figure out directions to make this thing work, but getting it passed and moving is a big deal. failures, for me, you know, i'm an old political hand so it's hard for me not to look at the politics of this. but i feel like the president did a really good job substantively while not doing the bhes job politically. i think the style of how they operated as a...
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. >> get romney elected. it's very simple. >> can you at the federal level, as the president's proposed today fix electoral law? can you do it at the federal level, or does the constitution preempt the federal government from getting into state election law? >> well, right. the states do have a fair amount of latitude in the way that they organize their elections. but we do have a civil rights division. i think that eric holder, or whether or not he stays, i think there will be more justice department oversight of what the states are doing, and i think there should be. i was very happy to see the president say we're not going to tolerate that. and i think it may be a place where it's mostly bully pulpit, but there is a role for the attorney general and for the justice department as well. they have to be overseeing exactly what these states are doing and what the impact, because we know why they're doing it. >> can they do it, david -- >> should make the case it's a civil rights denial when you have to weight
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mitt romney or whoever the hard way in this last election so we don't we only have less than a minute left but in terms of immigration we have the dream act moving forward what lies ahead for that dream act was monumental and. set aside a path for citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants of course that fell short by a couple of votes hopefully will see it pass but once again it was a symbolic gesture at the very tail end of his presidency because he's deported more illegal immigrants than every other president and we're talking about one point four illegal immigrants that's one point five times more than bush on average i mean wow for someone who says that they're going towards immigration and last year we saw him really support students when it comes to immigration when he said if you want to give them more rights what we're also seeing is him talking about ramping up border patrol the fact is that immigration the face of it is changing it's not necessarily people coming from latin america it's people coming from asia they've overtaken that kind of role so we know that imm
mitt romney or whoever the hard way in this last election so we don't we only have less than a minute left but in terms of immigration we have the dream act moving forward what lies ahead for that dream act was monumental and. set aside a path for citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants of course that fell short by a couple of votes hopefully will see it pass but once again it was a symbolic gesture at the very tail end of his presidency because he's deported more illegal immigrants...
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we hope to elect many more women to the congress in 2014. if we didn't have so many women in the congress, we never would have had the first woman speaker of the house. thank you, emily's list, for that. just listening to the baptist choir, talking abotu 2016 and our hopes from 2014 -- you ain't seen nothing yet. thank you, emily's list, for having strength in numbers for women and helping to change the playing field. i promise you this. if we reduced the role of money in politics, overturned citizens united, encourage the level of civility in politics, increase stability, lower the money, we will change the environment in which politics is conducted and we will elect many more women to public office. that is a very good thing for our country. think year, emily's list. we are emily and we ain't seen nothing yet. thank you all. [applause] >> are you emily? >> hello. i'm elizabeth warren. [applause] about 25 years ago, i was a young mother around i got a solicitation letter from a group of women who said they were getting organized to get more
we hope to elect many more women to the congress in 2014. if we didn't have so many women in the congress, we never would have had the first woman speaker of the house. thank you, emily's list, for that. just listening to the baptist choir, talking abotu 2016 and our hopes from 2014 -- you ain't seen nothing yet. thank you, emily's list, for having strength in numbers for women and helping to change the playing field. i promise you this. if we reduced the role of money in politics, overturned...
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>> reporter: it's because he doesn't have to worry about re-elected. it's because he feels he's won the last two or three fights, and he has. including the raising of the income taxes and, of course, the delaying of the debt, another three months before they have to vote on that again, so he's feeling pretty good. he feels he has the republicans on a limb. i think you're right. he did speak with a little bit more of an attitude, if you will, today. not too much but a little bit more. he's trying to tell people, look, we're going to get out there and pound the pavement on what we think is important and we're counting on you, you the public, the voters, to get your members of congress in line with us. it was in that sense a bit of a campaign speech along with this all inclusive remembrance of what the inauguration is like. >> a dapper larry gerston. the night is young for you in washington. enjoy it. it was a remarkable day from the fashion to the parades and of course you can watch all of the festivities right on our website at nbcbayarea.com. >>> from
>> reporter: it's because he doesn't have to worry about re-elected. it's because he feels he's won the last two or three fights, and he has. including the raising of the income taxes and, of course, the delaying of the debt, another three months before they have to vote on that again, so he's feeling pretty good. he feels he has the republicans on a limb. i think you're right. he did speak with a little bit more of an attitude, if you will, today. not too much but a little bit more. he's...